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June challenge
Hi guys! Tomorrow is the start of June, start of a new month - a new you? I am going to be carrying out a month-long zero-sugar challenge! This entails only eating naturally occurring sugars (e.g. fruit, anything that hasn't been 'added' or refined), so no sweets, chocolate or crap! Anyone with me? Or maybe you have your…
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Breaking the binge-cycle
Hi friends, I hope you are all having safe travels along your fitness journey! I have a problem which I would love to have some advice and support on... I am finding it impossible to break free from the binge-cycle. Once or twice a week (typically weekends), I will end up binging. It's massively hindering my weight-loss…
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Logging Kayla Itsines workouts
I've started the Kayla Itsines BBG today and I was wondering what people log the circuit training under?
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Gaining weight - need help to stop snacking
So recently my weight has gone up... A lot. In the space of about two weeks I've gone from about 8.5 stone to 8.9 stone. I thought this was just because A. I went on holiday and therefore had some extra calories to account for and B. It was 'that time of the month' which usually means quite a hefty bit of water retention.…
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I've never had the chance to say aloha!
So I've been on here awhile but I've never actually stopped to say hello! A small introduction of myself... I'm Megan from the UK, and I'm 5ft9.5 (proud tall lady in the house). I'm on a health journey in the respect of both weight loss and fitness. I am really interested in nutrition (although I really love my sweets :s…
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Butt and back of thigh toning exercises!
So I've been particularly measuring the changes in my thigh size since I started my fitness journey and I have hit a bit of a brick wall in regard to meeting my fit-thigh goal... Whilst my inner thighs are relatively toned I've noticed that its the back of my thighs and bottom of my butt which seems to be the issue point.…
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Homemade wholemeal bread!
So today I decided to try out my re-discovered bread machine and make some wholemeal bread. I used the recipe which came in the actual bread machine manual and I was wondering how it compares to some of your own tried and tested recipes. The one I used for a 2lb loaf involved: 1 5/8 cups water 3 tbsp skimmed milk powder 3…
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Plateaued weight loss
So I've managed to dramatically reduce my weight since January, however I have been 'stuck' on 8.8 stone for awhile now. My goal weight is 8.5 stone, so I'm really close. I just need some tips on how to reach that final goal and how to get rid of that last bit of belly fat!!
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Holiday binge week - weight gain
I've recently just got back off a holiday abroad for a week where I spent everyday outside my normal diet zone, eating a horrific amount of junk food. Although I'm not punishing myself over it as it's something that happens once in a blue moon. However, the issue remains - I have managed to gain 7 pounds because of it. Can…